1 hospitalized, 4 treated for exposure after chemical spill at Mooresville facility
- Five employees were injured after a chemical spill at Liburdi Dimetrics and Turbine Services, a Mooresville, North Carolina manufacturing facility, when hydrochloric acid was mixed with hydrogen peroxide, creating chlorine gas.
- Mooresville Fire-Rescue responded in the morning of July 8, evacuated the building (which typically employs about 60 workers), and decontaminated the five affected employees by removing clothing and washing the chemicals from their skin. One worker was taken to a nearby hospital.
- Firefighters cleaned up the spill, ventilated the building, and said a private environmental cleanup company was on its way to ensure the site was safe. The scene has since been cleared and turned back over to the property owner, who will decide when the facility reopens.
OSHA investigating after Twinsburg Township explosion
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating a June 25 explosion and fires in Twinsburg Township, Ohio, that destroyed three homes and damaged an estimated 30 more.
- Federal records show the inspection involves Uniti Group LLC, the company installing fiber-optic cable in The Woodlands subdivision the day of the explosion. A 911 call recording indicates a worker reported hitting a gas line before the blast.
- Uniti previously stated a subcontractor hit the gas line due to inaccurate underground utility markings by a third-party service, and a company spokesman said Uniti had nothing to add regarding the OSHA investigation.